FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1735
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COUNTRY PARKS SURVEY TO START
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THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILL CONDUCT A MAJOR SURVEY IN HONG KONG'S POPULAR COUNTRY PARKS TO FIND OUT THE USAGE PATTERN OF PARK VISITORS AND TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
THE SURVEY, THE SECOND CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE 1982, COVERS 15 COUNTRY PARKS AND THE TAI PO KAU NATURE RESERVE.
THE COUNTRY PARKS SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY INCLUDE ABERDEEN, POK FU LAM, TẠI TAM, QUARRY BAY, LANTAU, SAI KUNG, MA ON SHAN, CLEAR WATER BAY, KAM SHAN, LION ROCK, SHING MUN, TAI LAM, TAI MO SHAN, PAT SIN LENG AND PLOVER COVE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE SURVEY WOULD BE CARRIED OUT FROM NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 30.
+DURING THE SURVEY PERIOD, ABOUT 6 000 VISITORS TO THESE DESIGNATED COUNTRY PARKS WILL BE SELECTED AT RANDOM FOR INTERVIEWS EY THE DEPARTMENT'S PARK WARDENS AND OTHER FIELD STAFF WHO WILL BEAR AN OFFICIAL IDENTITY BADGE.
+THEY WILL BE ASKED SUCH SIMPLE QUESTIONS AS THEIR GROUP SIZE, GROUP COMPOSITION, THEIR HOME DISTRICT, MEANS AND COST OF TRANSPORT TO THE COUNTRY PARKS, THE FREQUENCY OF VISITS TO THE COUNTRY PARKS, PARK ACTIVITIES PREFERRED AND ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
EACH INTERVIEW WILL LAST FOR ONLY FIVE TO EIGHT MINUTES AND EVERY INTERVIEWEE WILL BE GIVEN A SOUVENIR AT THE END OF THE INTERVIEW IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUPPORT.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THE PUBLIC VISITING THE SELECTED COUNTRY PARKS IN THE SURVEY PERIOD TO CO-OPERATE FULLY WITH SURVEY STAFF WHEN THEY WERE APPROACHED FOR INTERVIEW.
+THE SURVEY WILL BE OF LONG-TERM BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC AS The RESULTS WILL PROVIDE A YARDSTICK FOR BETTER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNTRY PARKS, AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS OF PARK FACILITIES AND SERVICES,+ HE SAID.
THE INFORMATION GATHERED WILL BE COMPILED INTO A STATISTICAL SUMMARY REPORT AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY REFERENCE BE MADE TO THE PERSONAL DATA OF INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWEES, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.
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